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Compensation
Salaries Rise Despite Pandemic
August 09, 2021
By Kevin Gray
Average starting salaries continue to climb, according to NACE’s Summer 2021 Salary Survey, even in the face of the pandemic. Read More.
Compensation
Biology Majors With Master’s Net 86.5% More Than Bachelor’s Degree Counterparts
August 23, 2021
By Kevin Gray
What value can a master’s degree have over a bachelor’s degree? For some majors, the differential in starting salaries is substantial. Read More.
Compensation
Master’s Level Comp Sci Grads Average Salary Nears $100,000
September 27, 2021
By Kevin Gray
Grads earning master’s degrees in the computer and information sciences discipline commanded the highest average salary at the master’s degree level. Read More.
Candidate Selection
The Attributes Employers Seek on Students’ Resumes
April 19, 2021
By Kevin Gray
With fewer employers screening job candidates by GPA, it is increasingly important that college graduates demonstrate certain key attributes on their resumes. Read More.
Graduate Outcomes
First Destinations for the College Class of 2019
The report for the College Class of 2019 provides information about where graduates at the undergraduate and graduate levels land within six months of graduation. Read More.

DATA BITES

4.8%

Overall unemployment rate
Bureau of Labor Statistics

6.9% (SEPTEMBER 2021)/
9.9% (SEPTEMBER 2020)

Unemployment rate, bachelor’s degree grads age 20 – 24
Bureau of Labor Statistics

$55,260

Average starting salary, Class of 2020 bachelor’s degree graduate
Summer 2021 Salary Survey

7.2%

Increase in projected hiring, Class of 2021 versus Class of 2020
Job Outlook 2021 Spring Update

NACE JOBWIRE

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